"Ambigram tattoos" are amongst the most incredible tattoos that grab your attention at first look. Ambigrams are known as typographical
designs or even forms of
artistic representation, reflecting the form of a word that can be read as another word. This is possible due to the way the word is designed as it can be viewed, oriented or directed in various other forms. The word or words that can be seen from another perspectives and angles, are of another spelling, meaning from the initial word or are the same with the original form.
The calligraphic
design of the
ambigrams has managed to confer two different readings while the set of curves used are the same with some of the ambigrams. Designing these ambigrams has become quite an artistic skill as not everyone is able to see and perceive a word in its various potential spellings and
meanings. This happens only with those who have developed their artistic eye to read and create words of interesting possibilities of ambigram(ing).
The earliest form of
ambigram is attributed to
Peter Newell, a children book writer known for illustrating also the books of Mark Twain and Lewis Carroll. In 1893 he gave the representation of the ambigrams although, at that time nobody knew them by that name.
Ambigram Tattoo can be made on any part of the
body. But they are often
wrist tattoos,
sleeve tattoos,
ribcage tattoos, etc. Many of the names are given in accordance with the way the letters and the words can be viewed or represented in their graphical form. To create the wide range of ambigrams is not part of a tutorial as there are no guidelines into this, considering that there are various manners of approaching the matter.
Since
tattoo artists have discovered the creativeness that the drawing of these words can bring, they have introduced ambigram
Tattoos as some of their most unique creations inside their
tattoo designs collections. This fact was also helped by the computerized methods that could automatically generate
ambigrams. One of the first such programs is called “
Ambimatic” and was released in 1996 with a database of 355 letters.
The letters in this program appeared as glyphs within which every letter was mapped to another letter. However the ambigrams thus formed in their majority were of a poorly rendered quality. The skills of the
tattoo artists were the ones to create a multitude of Ambigram
Tattoos incorporated in the wishes of many
tattoo fans.
There are occasions when these ambigram
Tattoos are even created as ambigram together with the order of a certain client. For instance one customer comes and wants to
ink the name of his puppy on the
arm, but in the ambigram format. If the name is not included on the list of ambigram
Tattoos, then the
tattoo artist can most of the time generate a new one in the type that the customer desires. There are a few good
Ambigram Generator websites which you can try your hand at creating your unique ambigram
tattoo.
Ambigram Tattoo are one of the most popular tattoo designs. Ambigram Tattoo are popular as well. It is one way for the faithful to express their beliefs. Of course, you can use your imagination with Ambigram Tattoo as well. Ambigram Tattoo which are one of the rare tattoo designs in the tattoo world.
Ambigram Tattoo can be very interesting and colorful and suits any part of your body, so get some great Ambigram Tattoo designs and flaunt them in front of all your friends. The
Ambigram Tattoo for females are much more simpler and delicate. A Ambigram Tattoo can be one which is made all over the head, face, and neck in continuity; and that too in a chess board format. These are only few of the common
Ambigram Tattoo designs for men and women.
